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March 27, 2010

Scripps College Inaugurates Lori Bettison-Varga as Eighth President

Today, before an audience of hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumnae and witnessed by delegates from more than 60 institutions of higher learning, Scripps College inaugurated Lori Bettison-Varga as its eighth president.

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March 26, 2010

Inauguration of Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga Celebrates the Genius of Women March 27, 2010

On the last weekend of Women’s History Month, Scripps College commemorates the inauguration of its eighth president, Lori Bettison-Varga, on Saturday, March 27, at 2:30 p.m.

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March 19, 2010

Conservationist and Advocate for Free Speech Terry Tempest Williams Speaks at Scripps College

Terry Tempest Williams, author of “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” and “Finding Beauty in a Broken World,” will speak at Scripps College on Thursday, April 1.

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March 17, 2010

Two Scripps College Students Awarded Watson Fellowships

Scripps College seniors Jeanette Charles and Maya Higgins join a select group of 40 college seniors as recipients of the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2010-11.

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March 10, 2010

President Bettison-Varga Invited to International Women’s Day Reception at the White House

Scripps College President Lori Bettison-Varga was invited to attend a White House reception in celebration of International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8, 2010.

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March 4, 2010

Scripps College Dedicates Sculpture of Harriet Tubman for New Sculpture Garden

The first sculpture installed in Scripps College’s new sculpture garden will be dedicated on Harriet Tubman Day in front of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College.

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March 1, 2010

Karen Jo Torjesen, Professor of Religion, Speaks at Scripps College

Karen Jo Torjesen, Margo L. Goldsmith Professor of Women’s Studies at Claremont Graduate University, visits Scripps College March 3 as the 2010 Kathleen O’Brien Wicker Endowment Lecturer.

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February 28, 2010

Scripps College Awarded Second Getty Grant for “Sea Change in Ceramics”

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College has once again been selected by the Getty Foundation to receive funding for its part in the largest collaborative art exhibit ever undertaken in Southern California.

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February 26, 2010

Bestselling Author Sue Monk Kidd to Give Scripps College Commencement Address with Daughter

Bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor will co-deliver the commencement address at Scripps College on Sunday, May 16, 2010.

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February 24, 2010

Weinberg Foundation Awards Claremont Colleges Major Science Gift

Scripps College and Claremont McKenna College announced today a $5 million gift from the Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation to create the Weinberg Family Dean of Science Endowment Fund for the Joint Science Department (JSD) of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges.

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